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The volunteer functions inventory (VFI): adaptation and psychometric properties among a portuguese sample of volunteers

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dc.contributor.authorMartins, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorSilva, José Tomás da
dc.contributor.authorNeves de Jesus, Saúl
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Conceição
dc.contributor.authorEstêvão, Maria Dulce da Mota Antunes de Oliveira
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorCarmo, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorBrás, Marta
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Rita
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-03T10:49:32Z
dc.date.available2025-06-03T10:49:32Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-25en_US
dc.date.updated2025-06-03T09:06:48Z
dc.description.abstractThe Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is an instrument widely used to assess volunteers’ motivation based on the Functionalist Model of Omoto and Snyder. It assesses six factors that reflect several motivational functions. The VFI has been translated into various languages and validated in different cultural contexts, but some studies have reported different factor structures (e.g., five or four factors). In the Portuguese context, previous studies have also shown inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the VFI for Portuguese volunteers, testing several alternative models (nine models) using confirmatory factor analysis. The sample comprised 468 volunteers (76.3% women), aged from 13 to 81 years (M = 36.66, SD = 14.93). The results support the original interrelated six-factor model as the best-fitting one. The VFI showed good internal consistency and convergent validity. Significant correlations were found between the VFI factors, organizational commitment, and volunteers’ satisfaction. Overall, the six-factor VFI is a valid and reliable tool for measuring the motivational functions of Portuguese volunteers, with implications for practice and research in the volunteering field.eng
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ejihpe14040053en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4096675
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27202
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationPsychology Research Center
dc.relationCentre of Statistics and its Applications
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMotivations for volunteering
dc.subjectVolunteering functionalist approach
dc.subjectPsychometric properties
dc.subjectVolunteer functions inventory
dc.titleThe volunteer functions inventory (VFI): adaptation and psychometric properties among a portuguese sample of volunteerseng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Educationen_US
oaire.citation.volume14
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